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PART 1: INVESTING IN REAL ESTATE, the Why, the Where, the What, the How, and the How Much:
In mid-2017 my wife and I decided to go back to what had been one of our passions in the mid-90's, the ownership and manageme...
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I quit my job today to pursue real estate investing full time, so I am very serious. I have been casing 5 properties in my area that I know I can get for the taxes or dirt cheap. My goal is to purchase the two best on...
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We've rented from the same property management company since 2006, and were in our last unit for 7 years. Smoking was not prohibited, in fact when we specifically asked if there were smoking/non-smoking units, we wer...
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So I have seen this meme going around Facebook for sometime and I have tried researching myself but can not come up with anything solid. So BP is there any merit in this or is this another misleading Facebook post?
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I've just started to learn about wholesaling. So my first stupid question is..
Let's say you find a good deal and you market it to your buyers/investors mailing list.
A few investors look at the property , pass on i...
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My trouble tenant used to be homeless maybe a year ago or so. So, he has connections with councilors and advocates to I guess help him along.
Anyway, I knew I shouldn't have accepted his application, but I ...
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Recently 2 new grads from out of State applied to rent my vacant 3 bed apartment. (They are hoping to find a third roommate soon) They haven’t got jobs and don’t have enough savings, so we ask for a co-signer. However...
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Hello,
I made an offer on a REO with 20% down and the rest is being financed. I was told that no inspection would be possible after accepted offer. My loan officer qualified me for a renovation loan to fix whatever...
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Hi bp, I'm super excited to mention my results for the first week of my mailing campaign. I started off just with 217 yellow letters from yellow letters.com and received a 5% call back rate (11 calls) in the first wee...
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I have a 2 unit under contract, the current owner told me tonight that the current tenants are month to month, but never signed a lease or gave security deposits. They haven't been late on any payments, but they are e...